Radiator



July 28, 1931. E. FLYNN 1,816,320

RADIATOR Filed March' 23, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet l Z ad gwwmtoc July 28, 1931. E. FLYNN 1,816,320

RADIATOR Filed March 25. 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 7 i: A 9 x m A? I i "k /a 4? gmentoz I I EzZn a/"J Flynn Patented July 28,1931 1 1 329 .uNrrE STATES .PAT R "O F Application filed Marches, 1929. Serial nauseaies,

This invention relates to new and useful by the coil spring 13 in the bottom ofthe' improvements in radiators and more espevalve casing 12. The valve casing is concially to a .device or mechanism for regunected with the radiator and steam supply 'lating the steam or vapor supply to a radiapipe by the horizontal tubes or pipes 14 and 5 tor connected to a one pipe steam heating 15, respectively.

system. v In practice, the opening of the steam valve The primary object of my invention is to 4 expands the thermostatic valve or disc 6 provide a valve that can be opened in order and thus opens the drip valve 10 against the to heat all or any part of a radiator and at tension of the coil spring 13. Closing of the p 10 the same time allow the water of condensasteam valve cools the thermostatic valve or (in tion to flow out of the radiator freely, and disc, thereby causing it to contract and perwhich valve will close automatically when mitting the coil spring to again function the steam supply is turned off, or the supply to close the drip valve. It will be understood fails for any reason. that when the drip valve is open, the water With the foregoing and other objects in of condensation from the radiators returned 95 view that will appear as the nature of my to the steam supply pipe and that the drip invention is better understood, the same convalve remains closed until opened by the sists in the novel features of construction heating of the thermostatic valve or disc. combination and arrangement of parts illus- The purpose of my invention is to provide trated in the accompanying drawings and an arrangement that will operate to heat a '70 more particularly pointed out in the appendradiator and at thesame time allow water of red claim. condensation to flow. out of the radiator In the accompanying drawings, which are freely and the drip valve close automatically for illustrative purposes only and are ther'ewhen the steam supply is turned off, or'fail s forenot drawn to scale: from any cause. With the devices and ap- 5 Figure 1 is a'sideelevation, partly in secpliances now in use, the steam valves on a tion, illustrating the application of my inradiator connected .with a one pipe system vention, the drip valve closed, and Figure 2 :must be entirelyopened or closed or conis a vertical section, the drip valve open. p densation of the steam or vapor will fill the Referring to the drawings for a more parradiator andresult in the cooling of the rap80 ticular description of my invention and in diator, thus holding water from the boiler, which drawings like parts are designated by which should return to it, and causing knock like reference characters throughout the seving in the heating systen'i. My device, beeral views,1 designates the radiator, 2 the cause of its thermostatic control, will cause steam supply pipe, 3 an elbow at the upper the steamto enter through, and condensation 85 end of the steam supply pipe, lithe steam to leave through, separate openings in the valve and 5 the'connection betweenthe elbow radiator, and the above mentioned trouble 3 and the radiator. In carrying out my inf is avoided, and partial or complete heating vention, a thermostatic valve or disc 6 is of the radiator is attained, if desired, by

40 mounted in the connection 5 and is carried hand operation of the steam valve. by the upper end of the vertical rod or From the foregoing description taken in plunger 6. The rod or plunger is prefconnection with the'drawings', it is thought erably made in a number of sections 7 and that the construction, operation and advanworks through the stuffing boxes 8 and 9. tages of my invention will be readily under- The lower end of the rod or plunger carries stood without requiring a more extended the removable disc-shaped valve 10, adapted explanation. to close the valve opening 11 in the valve cas-- Having described my invention, what I ing 12 when the steam valve 4 is closed and claim as new and desire to secure by Letthe steam supply accordingly cut off. The ters Patent, is: W

r valve 10 is normally heldclosed or seated V In a device of the character specified, a 1;

radiator, a steam supply pipe for the radiator, a return pipe therefor, a steam valve in the supply pipe, a spring closed drip valve in the return pipe, a thermostatic element 5 acting to expand and open said drip valve against the action of its spring when the steam valve is opened and contracting to permit the drip valve to close again when the steam supply is shut OE and a vertical rod or plunger between the thermostatic element and drip valve.

In testimony whereof he afiixes his signature.

EDWARD FLYNN. 

